2023 TEAM RUMORS

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11/26/2022 10:04am
Ben_Kilsby wrote:

FullSend wrote:

I don't get it. What are we supposed to see in this picture?

Jack Moir brother on a YT 

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11/26/2022 10:04am
Ben_Kilsby wrote:

FullSend wrote:

I don't get it. What are we supposed to see in this picture?

Tarhic wrote:

Jack Moir brother on a YT 

Old Codes too?

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11/26/2022 10:07am Edited Date/Time 11/26/2022 10:08am

Off-topic: a) what’s the deal with the 2nd gen Code lever? I remember reading something somewhere about it, but I can’t remember. b) where are they finding 2nd gen Code levers?!? 💁🏻‍♂️

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11/26/2022 10:35am
Off-topic: a) what’s the deal with the 2nd gen Code lever? I remember reading something somewhere about it, but I can’t remember. b) where are they...

Off-topic: a) what’s the deal with the 2nd gen Code lever? I remember reading something somewhere about it, but I can’t remember. b) where are they finding 2nd gen Code levers?!? 💁🏻‍♂️

They Must have been the best...

I searched for a pair and found a brand new pair on PB, and ran them all last season on my Demo.  

Best lever feel and power.

They should remake them

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11/26/2022 12:04pm

What about Blenkinsopp? With Norco’s sabbatical what’s he up to next year?

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11/26/2022 12:53pm
jofish wrote:

What about Blenkinsopp? With Norco’s sabbatical what’s he up to next year?

Said on the making up the numbers podcast that he might be getting the new third seat at Cube. 

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11/26/2022 3:22pm
jofish wrote:

What about Blenkinsopp? With Norco’s sabbatical what’s he up to next year?

Said on the making up the numbers podcast that he might be getting the new third seat at Cube. 

He'll be on his own program next season. He will be running PRIME frames - The owner was previously his mechanic for years before leaving the circuit to have a go at creating his own frame brand. 

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11/27/2022 11:30pm
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Scottish rider going to a England based team… could you consider pivot being a England based team? So it could be Henry Kerr going to pivot...

Scottish rider going to a England based team… could you consider pivot being a England based team? So it could be Henry Kerr going to pivot… or Williamson to Madison. Or Mikayla going to Atherton? 
UK rider going to specialized?? can’t be Ronan Dunne then. 

Ronan Dunne has been posting his Nukeproof with Boxxers and no longer Fox so he is most likely being promoted into NP-Sram team

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11/28/2022 1:25am
Karabuka wrote:

Ronan Dunne has been posting his Nukeproof with Boxxers and no longer Fox so he is most likely being promoted into NP-Sram team

His latest insta story still had a fox fork on the front of his mega/giga - you can see the rounded shape of the arch and the blue air valve cover.

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11/28/2022 8:19am

Jakob Jewett is newest Pivot male rider....

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11/28/2022 9:53am

NORCO UN-PAUSING THEIR FACTORY DH TEAM

Norco Announces Un-Pause of Factory DH Team

November 28, 2022 - Port Coquitlam, BC - Norco Bicycles will reinstate its 2023 Norco Factory Team program focused on the UCI World Cup DH series.

Almost immediately after taking charge, newly appointed CEO Sean Sullivan reversed last month’s decision to pause the program.

“It’s impossible to quantify the inspiration and pride Norco has felt in supporting these talented athletes for the past 30 years, and pausing the team didn’t reflect that commitment,” he explained.

“These riders play a huge role in the development and testing of our bikes and technology, and they are the embodiment of what drives us.”

The team will challenge a full international DH calendar with a three-rider Elite roster featuring:

• Gracey Hemstreet - 2022 World Cup Junior Women Overall Champion • Lucas Cruz– Following his best-ever Elite season • A yet-to-be-named Elite DH veteran

“At the end of 2021, we decided to prioritize DH, so the XC team was informed before 2022 even started that they’d need to find a new home by the end of the year,” said Team Manager Kevin Haviland.

“This wasn’t a decision we took lightly, but building a DH team around some of the best riders in the sport lets us continue our legacy of fostering talent, while developing, testing and proving technologies that benefit every rider on the trail.”

Additional announcements regarding full rider roster, team co-sponsors, race schedules and other details will be made available as the re-booted Norco Factory Team takes its final form in time for an exciting 2023 season!

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11/28/2022 10:04am

"A yet-to-be-named Elite DH veteran" -> Sam trying to find a new ride, ready to sign a deal only for Norco to come back knocking and giving him a happy-but-not-so-happy plot twist?

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11/28/2022 10:35am Edited Date/Time 11/28/2022 10:36am
Primoz wrote:
"A yet-to-be-named Elite DH veteran" -> Sam trying to find a new ride, ready to sign a deal only for Norco to come back knocking and...

"A yet-to-be-named Elite DH veteran" -> Sam trying to find a new ride, ready to sign a deal only for Norco to come back knocking and giving him a happy-but-not-so-happy plot twist?

I guess it depends if the rumour posted earlier on this page is true. Tongue

11/28/2022 12:16pm

Gwen will excel and grow exponentially with Trek so no big loss on her part. 

11/28/2022 7:52pm
Well, 9take deep breath), That new Norco guy doesn't seem as bad as I thought, after that first press release that sounded like it was written by Outside Magazine and Pfizer together.
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11/29/2022 7:02am

Norco will bring back the XC team once their new XC bike is ready. 2 years and we should see them back in XCO.

I do wonder if Kirk McDowell will be actually part of the factor team for 2023. Though he works for Norco as an engineer and was riding their Prototype he was essentially a paid privateer. He was not an actual part of the factory team. 

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11/29/2022 10:59am

After watching the Innes Graham RAW, is there any chance he gets more factory support to make a proper run at a full EWS season? Or does he even have the interest in that? All I know is he's one hell of a talent on a bike. 

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11/29/2022 12:16pm
Poleczechy wrote:
After watching the Innes Graham RAW, is there any chance he gets more factory support to make a proper run at a full EWS season? Or...

After watching the Innes Graham RAW, is there any chance he gets more factory support to make a proper run at a full EWS season? Or does he even have the interest in that? All I know is he's one hell of a talent on a bike. 

He might not be interested; this excellent Sleeper Co profile of him delves into that a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBsQ3CWokp0

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11/29/2022 3:10pm

What about some up and comers from Canada?

 

Jack Menzies to YT? What about PB reality star Emmett Hancock?

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11/30/2022 7:05am
 

embedding the hill post just b/c that photo is so freaking sick

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11/30/2022 9:18am

lol is that yours? so sick!

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11/30/2022 11:57am
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Whistling

 

What year is that? That doesn't look like a Horizon pedal...

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11/30/2022 4:13pm

Charlie Harrison is retiring from racing. 

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pinkrobe
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11/30/2022 4:33pm

That is a very classy goodbye post. Chapeau!

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11/30/2022 9:01pm Edited Date/Time 11/30/2022 9:02pm

best of luck, charlie! its always cool to see a local kid make it that far, let alone podium. Where most shuttles don't exceed 1000 feet in SoCal.

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12/2/2022 10:17am

nik nestoroff and KHS part ways as he focuses on enduro, sharing future plans soon.

 

 

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